Key Wind Pocket Watch
M.J Tobias Oversized Silver Key Wind Pocket Watch circa 1840's
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: M.J Tobias
STYLE / REFERENCE: Hunters Case Key Wind
METAL / MATERIAL: Silver
CIRCA
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Antique 1850s British Art Deco Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Antique C. Lacroix & Fils Genève 18K Gold 43.9mm Swiss Lever Key-Wind Watch
By Lacroix
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional mid-19th century Genevan 18K gold pocket watch by C. Lacroix & Fils, Genève
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Antique 1850s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
John Forrest Of London Maker To The Admiralty Pocket Watch 54mm Fusee
Located in Mumbai, IN
of London Chronometer Maker to the Admiralty Excellent and Heavy Key-wind Open Faced Pocket Watch
Category
Antique 1890s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Antique Peter Desmarais St. Martins Court Leister Square Rose Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Mayfair, London, London
Peter Desmarais, St Martins Court, Leister Square. An 18K rose gold pair case, key wind cylinder
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Recent Sales
Fine Antique Gold-Plated Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Gold Plated Key-wind Pocket Watch.
This very fine quality watch is in good working order
Category
20th Century Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Fine Antique Gold-Plated Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Gold Plated Key-wind Pocket Watch.
This very fine quality watch is in good working order
Category
20th Century Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch Signed GT
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Silver Key-wind Pocket Watch Signed GT.
This watch is working and ticking well. visible
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch with Silver Dial
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Silver Key-wind Pocket Watch With Silver Dial.
This watch is working and ticking well. It
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Antique Silver Engine Turned Case Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful 46mm diameter silver key-wind pocket watch is in good working condition and it is
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Antique Silver Engine Turned Case Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful silver key-wind pocket watch is in good working condition and it is ticking and
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Early and Rare Chinese Duplex Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This Early and Extremely Rare Chinese Duplex Key-wind Pocket Watch is working and it is ticking
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Small Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch Signed A. Bremer, Geneve, circa 1880s
Located in Carlisle, GB
SMALL ANTIQUE SILVER KEY WIND POCKET WATCH. Circa 1880’s.
This beautiful clean silver dial and
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This stunning key-wind silver pocket watch is working and is ticking well. It comes with a key
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful antique silver pocket watch is working and ticking well. Visible dents on the silver
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Very Fine Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful silver key-winding pocket watch is in good working condition. It has recently been
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
English Silver & Enamel Key-wind Pocket Watch with Original Key
Located in Miami, FL
Offered for sale is an early 19th century English ladie's keywind enamel faced pocket watch with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Edwardian Pocket Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch Signed James Wood Neston
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful 48mm diameter watch is in good working condition and it is running well. Visible
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Carl Neumann of Berlin Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch Intricate Movement
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Gorgeous Antique Pocket Watch by Carl Neumann of Berlin
Key-Wind Movement
Intricate Filigree Detail
Category
Antique 19th Century German High Victorian Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Antique Silver Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Silver key-wind Pocket Watch.
This watch is working and ticking nicely. Visible chipped
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Yellow Enamel Dial Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Silver Yellow enamel Dial key-wind Pocket Watch.
This beautiful pocket watch is in good
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Finely Engraved 18 Kt Yellow Gold Half Hunter Pocket Watch
Located in Windsor Forest, Berkshire
An 18 Kt yellow gold half hunter key wind pocket watch. The front with fine engraving around blue
Category
Early 20th Century British George V Pocket Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Antique Small Key-Wind Silver Half Hunter Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Key-wind Silver Half Hunter Pocket Watch.
This beautiful 42mm diameter key winding silver
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Small Antique Silver Key-Wind Fob / Pocket
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful small antique mechanical watch is working and it is ticking well. It’s come with
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
A Stauffer Cx. de Fond Antique 18ct Gold Pocket Watch, Key wind
Located in Kenley surrey, GB
A Stauffer Cx. de Fond precious yellow metal 18ct Solid Gold ladies' pocket watch,
key wind
Category
20th Century Pocket Watches
Key-Wind Victorian Period Silver Pocket Watch with Mint Green Enamel Dial
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful full engraved silver case pocket watch is working and It is ticking well, however
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
18K Gold Victorian Period Ladies Fob / Pocket Watch Signed by John Neal, London
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful antique key-wind gold pocket watch is working and it is ticking well. The metal ring
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Tobias 18 Karat Gold Key Wind Pocket Watch with Engraved Case and Dial
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: M. J. Tobias
STYLE / REFERENCE: Key winding Pocket Watch / Open Faced
METAL
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Pocket Watches
Tobias 18Kt Gold Key Wind Pocket Watch with Engraved Case and Dial, circa 1850s
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: M. J. Tobias
STYLE / REFERENCE: Key winding Pocket Watch / Open Faced
METAL
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Pocket Watches
Vintage Antique Arnold Adams London Lever Key Wind Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Located in Southampton, PA
14k yellow gold hunting cased 56mm vintage antique Arnold Adams London lever key wind pocket watch
Category
Vintage 1920s British Pocket Watches
Viennese Ladies 18 Karat Gold Enamel and Diamonds Pocket Watch, circa 1900
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Key-wind Ladie's Pocket Watch
18 Karat yellow gold, engraved case with black and gold
Category
Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Pocket Watches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
W 1.37 in D 0.39 in Dm 1.37 in L 1.96 in
Illinois Watch Co. Pocket Watch Key Wind Working Sterling Silver 1886 Year
By Illinois Watch Company
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Illinois co. pocket watch in good working condition. Year 1886. The case is sterling silver
Category
Vintage 1980s American Victorian Wrist Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Patek Philippe for Tiffany & Co. Key Wind Pocket Watch
By Patek Philippe for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Patek Philippe for Tiffany Key Wind Pocket Watch - Manual winding. 18K Yellow gold (37 mm) . White
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Pocket Watches
18 Karat Yellow Gold Breguet Paris Key Wind Pocket Watch Medallion Style
By Breguet
Located in Manhasset, NY
18 Karat Yellow Gold Breguet Paris Key wind Pocket Watch Medallion Style
43 mm diameter. No. 1394
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Antique Early 19th Century French Victorian Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Patek Philippe Early & Rare Silver Key Wind Pocket Watch C.1870
By Patek Philippe
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An early and rare Patek Philippe pocket watch, circa 1870. This
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Antique Late 19th Century Wrist Watches
Materials
Silver
Civil War MJ Tobias Silver Pocket Watch Picturing Major General
Located in Stamford, CT
MJ Tobias silver key-wind pocket watch with a porcelain dial featuring a picture of Major General
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Pocket Watches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ancre DePrecision Key Wind Sterling Silver Antique Pocket Watch
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
In superb original condition, circa 1880, Ancre DePrecision sterling silver 48mm pocket watch with
Category
Antique 1880s French Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Barraud & Lunds Open Face Pocket Watch Stem Key Wind Yellow Gold
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 46 mm rare antique 1870 open face pocket watch in yellow gold by Barraud & Lunds. Features a
Category
Antique 19th Century Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Continental Gold Key Wind Open Face Pocket Watch with Enamel Decoration
Located in Firenze, IT
Date: Circa 1830
Movement: Gilt cylinder, 3-arm balance
Dial: Engine turned pale champagne, black Roman numerals to eccentric dial, black outer minute markers, black hands
Case: Poli...
Category
Antique 1850s Swiss Victorian Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, Enamel
18kt Vintage Early 19th Century Gold Pocket Watch, Key Wind, Working, 40mm
Located in San Diego, CA
18kt Yellow Gold Vintage Early 19th Century Gold Pocket Watch. Key Wind and It's Working! 40mm Case
Category
Antique 1840s English Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold
18th-century Lépine Verge movement key wind 18kt gold, a silver pocket watch
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Late 18th-century Lépine Verge movement key wind 18kt gold, a silver pocket watch with a
Category
Antique 1750s French Pocket Watches
Materials
Gold, Silver
Antique Gold Flintlock Revolver Pocket Watch Key Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
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The antique pocket watch key winder is in good condition, wear
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Antique 10k gold watch key swivel fob pendant, Bloodstone and Carnelian
Located in NEWARK, GB
things of beauty and this watch key fob is a perfect example of this!
The key, designed to wind a pocket
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Carnelian, 10k Gold
Yellow Gold and Enamel Key-Wind Watch Depicting a Girl with a Puppy circa 1840
Located in London, GB
weight 22.4grams, circa 1840. Key-wind movement.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Georgian Pocket Watches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Longines Ernest Francillon Yellow Gold Enamel Key Wind Pocket Watch circa 1850s
Located in Frederick, MD
·Item: Ernest Francillon of Longines 1800s Key Wind Beautiful Enamel Pocket Watch
·Era: Victorian
Category
Antique 1850s Unknown High Victorian Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Small Antique Key-Wind Silver Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Small Antique Key-wind Silver Pocket Watch.
This watch is in good working condition and recently
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Silver Key-wind Pocket Watch.
This watch is working and ticking well. Visible chipped on
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Victorian Enamel Inlaid Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Beautiful Enamel Inlaid Key-wind Pocket Watch.
This antique stunning enamel inlaid dial
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver LA FIDELE, GENEVE Key-Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Silver LA FIDELE, GENEVE key-wind Pocket Watch.
This beautiful watch is working and
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket Watch with Very Fine Hands
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Silver Key-wind Pocket Watch With Very Fine Hands.
This pocket watch is working and it is
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver with Pink Enamel and Gold Inlaid Dial Key Wind Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Silver with pink Enamel & gold Enlaid Dial Pocket Watch.
This beautiful key-wind pocket
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Silver John Forrest London Key-Wind Pocket Watch, circa 1880
Located in Carlisle, GB
This watch is in good working condition and has been serviced. Tiny crack on the bottom dial and
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Dramatic French Tricolor Gold Key Wind Pocket Watch Pendant Non-Working
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This pocket watch would make the most elegant pendant or charm!. This French pocket watch is all
Category
Antique 1890s French Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Heavy English Lever Fusee Silver Engine Turned Case Pocket Watch, circa 1866
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful 58mm watch diameter antique silver key-wind pocket watch is in good working
Category
Antique 1860s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Antique Silver Key-Wind Pocket / Stop Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This Charming Antique Silver pocket watch with a stop watch mechanism is working and it is ticking
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Silver Victorian Period Key-Wind Ladies Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This small and beautiful antique Victorian period with its pink enamel dial pocket watch is in good
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Key-Wind Baume Geneve Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful silver & gold engraved dial pocket watch is working and it is ticking well. The
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
18 Karat Gold Antique Key-Wind Ladies Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful antique key-wind Gold Pocket Watch is in good working condition and it is ticking
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold, Enamel
Small Antique Victorian Key-Wind Silver Fob / Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Victorian Silver pocket/ fob watch
This beauty little watch is in good Working condition
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Silver Key-Wind Ladies Pocket Watch, circa 1880
Located in Carlisle, GB
This beautiful antique silver pocket watch is in good working condition. It has been serviced and
Category
Antique 1880s Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Key-Wind Silver Hallmarked Birmingham circa 1882 Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
Antique Key-wind Silver Hallmarked Birmingham c.1882 Pocket Watch.
This heavy watch is working
Category
Antique 1880s British Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Small 18K Gold Victorian Period Key-Wind Thrussell & Son Geneve Pocket Watch
Located in Carlisle, GB
This Beautiful Antique Gold pocket watch is working and its is ticking well. Visible scratch on the
Category
Antique 1880s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
18k Gold
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Key Wind Pocket Watch For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact key wind pocket watch you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of Silver, Enamel and Gold, this item was constructed with great care. If you’re looking for a key wind pocket watch from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. A key wind pocket watch from Breguet and Patek Philippe for Tiffany & Co. — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. Finding a key wind pocket watch for sale for men should be easy, but there are 38 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as women, too.
How Much is a Key Wind Pocket Watch?
Prices for a key wind pocket watch can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $206 and can go as high as $35,000, while this accessory, on average, fetches $589.
Finding the Right Pocket-watches for You
Can you pull off a vintage pocket watch? Of course you can. With a suit and a waistcoat, a pocket watch can be a refreshing alternative to a wristwatch.
The earliest pocket watches were luxury items, and, owing to cost, they weren’t commonplace until the 19th century. Artfully crafted pocket watches were a symbol of wealth, and manufacturers such as Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe became known for theirs. (Today, they’re among the most sought after by collectors and enthusiasts.)
At the onset, pocket watches resembled small round table clocks, and pulling your small round table clock — perhaps of the silver variety — out of your breast pocket in front of someone else demonstrated unequivocally that you cared about punctuality. For collectors, pocket watches are big, and that means a larger canvas provided for functions without crowding the dial. For example, the Marius Lecoultre pocket watch — made circa 1890 — does everything but uncork your wine.
In the late 1800s, the open-face pocket watch became a staple on the American railroad. It was a requirement for railway workers to wear a pocket watch, as the timepieces were responsible for keeping conductors on schedule. This was a boon to the watchmaking industry, with companies like Hamilton, the Elgin National Watch Company and the Waltham Watch Company producing high-grade and workingman’s watches.
By the 1930s, wristwatches comprised the bulk of watch manufacturing in America, superseding the pocket watch. Suddenly, if you wanted to know the time, you merely glanced at your wrist. But given their vintage charm and our general appetite for good design, pocket watches are a piece of statement-making jewelry and today can prove complementary to your formal attire in a manner that is stylish and unconventional.
Let time take its course — browse a vast selection of antique and vintage pocket watches available on 1stDibs designed by legendary brands such as IWC, Cartier and more.
Questions About Key Wind Pocket Watch
- What is a key wind pocket watch?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A key-wind pocket watch is a type of portable timepiece produced from the early 19th century through the middle of the 19th century. It features a mechanism that requires regular winding with a device called a winding key. Shop a range of key-wind pocket watches on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022How old key-wind pocket watches are varies greatly. Watchmakers used key-wind mechanisms in pocket watches starting in the 16th century and continued the practice until the mid 19th century. You can find a collection of key-wind pocket watches on 1stDibs.
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